89 from barge P305 missing; all others from 2 barges, rig safe, says Navy

Altogether 89 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast are still missing sources said on WednesdayThe Navy said its personnel battling extreme weather have so far rescued 184 of the 273 people who were onboard barge P305Search and rescue operations are still on and we havent lost hopes of bringing them ashore an official said All personnel on board two other barges and an oil rig rendered adrift hours before the very severe cyclonic storm made landfall on the Gujarat coast are also safe a Navy spokesperson saidCycloneTauktae UpdateINSKochi entering Mumbai harbour today morning alongwith rescued personnel from Barge P305 INS Teg INS Betwa INS Beas P8I aircraft amp Seaking Helos continuing with Search amp Rescue Opsindiannavy SpokespersonMoD DDNewslive PIB_India airnewsalerts pictwittercomjkBY5DnJeImdash PRO Defence Mumbai DefPROMumbai May 19 2021Meanwhile Navy warship INS Kochi reached Mumbai on Wednesday carrying 125 of the 184 rescuees from P305As of Wednesday morning 184 personnel of barge P305 have been rescued INS Teg INS Betwa INS Beas P8I aircraft and Seaking helicopters are continuing with the search and rescue operations a Navy spokesperson saidMaharashtra Crew rescued by Indian Navy from Barge P305 off the coast of Mumbai walks out of INS Kochi after arriving in MumbaiA member Amit Kumar Kushwaha says The Barge was sinking so I had to jump into the sea I was in the sea for 11 hours After that Navy rescued us pictwittercomHdWB5WSKeTmdash ANI ANI May 19 2021All the 137 personnel on barge GAL Constructor were rescued on Tuesday by the Navy and Coast GuardThe 196 personnel on barge SS3 and 101 personnel on board oil rig Sagar Bhushan are safe the official said Offshore vessels hired by ONGC and SCI towing then to safetyINS Talwar is also in the area to assist in the SAR ops he added The accommodation barge P305 which was servicing ONGC offshore operations sank on Monday evening the official said adding 184 of the 273 personnel on board have been rescued so farAlso Read Is climate change behind cyclones hitting KonkanThree barges and an oil rig with 707 personnel on board went adrift on Monday These included barge P305 with 273 persons cargo barge GAL Constructor with 137 personnel on board accommodation barge SS3 with 196 personnel on board and the Sagar Bhushan oil rig with 101 personnel on board the official saidINSKochi arrives at NavalDockyard with rescued personnel from BargeP305 that went adrift in cycloneTauktae fury before sinking in the ArabianSea off Mumbai coastVideo pdhivar pictwittercomhOspJvAI0Hmdash Mid Day mid_day May 19 2021Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar said the ongoing SAR is among the most challenging search and rescue operations in the last four decadesNavy ships were deployed on Monday after receipt of a request for assistance for barge P305 adrift off Heera oil fields in Bombay high area with 273 personnel on boardThe oil fields are around 70 km southwest of MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever